malady

[Mal·a*dy]

A malady is an illness, like a malady that keeps you home, sick in bed for days, or something that causes you to have trouble or to suffer, like jet lag a malady that affects travelers.

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Any disease of the human body; a distemper, disorder, or indisposition, proceeding from impaired, defective, or morbid organic functions; especially, a lingering or deep-seated disorder.

Noun
impairment of normal physiological function affecting part or all of an organism

Noun
any unwholesome or desperate condition; "what maladies afflict our nation?"

n.
Any disease of the human body; a distemper, disorder, or indisposition, proceeding from impaired, defective, or morbid organic functions; especially, a lingering or deep-seated disorder.

n.
A moral or mental defect or disorder.

Malady

Mal"a*dy , n.; pl. Maladies . [F. maladie, fr. malade ill, sick, OF. also, malabde, fr. L. male habitus, i. e., ill-kept, not in good condition. See Malice, and Habit.] 1. Any disease of the human body; a distemper, disorder, or indisposition, proceeding from impaired, defective, or morbid organic functions; especially, a lingering or deep-seated disorder.

The maladies of the body may prove medicines to the mind.

2. A moral or mental defect or disorder.

Love's a malady without a cure.

Syn. -- Disorder; distemper; sickness; ailment; disease; illness. See Disease.

Any disease of the human body; a distemper, disorder, or indisposition, proceeding from impaired, defective, or morbid organic functions; especially, a lingering or deep-seated disorder.

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Usage Examples

It is the malady of our age that the young are so busy teaching us that they have no time left to learn.

The passion of hatred is so long lived and so obstinate a malady that the surest sign of death in a sick person is their desire for reconciliation.

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Other Usage Examples

The Middle East is ailing. The malady stems from pervasive violence, shortages of food, water and educational opportunities, discrimination against women and - the most virulent cause of all - the absence of freedom.

But love's a malady without a cure.